Samba & the Missing Letters

Samba and Zohra take off around the world to help lonely children. During their many journeys, Samba finds new friends and realizes that his dyslexia isn’t going to stop him from becoming whoever he wants to be.

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Catarina Nordin

We are shaped by expectations of the outside world and of who we are supposed to be, and this can have a negative impact on our self-confidence. ‘Samba & The Missing Letters’ is about finding your place in the world and growing strong enough to become whoever you dream of becoming.

The spirit of Samba's grandmother is the one who helps Samba to connect with his cultural identity, as his father is not present to do so and his mother is unengaged. She sends him Zohra the leopard as a spirit animal, since the leopard represents self-acceptance, strength, and persistence.

Zohra rarely speaks or tells Samba what to do, as Samba's challenge is to figure out the answers for himself.